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Patent CA-2122076-A1 (CA)
Title: Femoral component for a hip prosthesis
Inventor: DUDASIK MICHAEL W
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1994-04-25
Abstract: ABSTRACT A femoral component for a hip prosthesis has a distal portion defining a central longitudinal axis. The component has a generally conically shaped mid-shaft portion and a proximal portion with a shape based on the reamer and a shaped chisel used by the surgeon to prepare the proximal metaphysis and medullary canal. The proximal portion is shaped in a manner wherein a cross-section taken perpen-dicular to the central axis has a medial side formed as a first circular arc, a comer of the cross-section formed by the posterior and lateral sides as a second circular arc with a center on the central axis. The posterior side is arcuate and concave andtangent to the first and second circular arcs, with the anterior side being arcuate and convex.
Patent CA-2123552-A1 (CA)
Inventor: FISHER RANDALL K
IPC: A43B13/40
Filed: 1994-05-13
Abstract: An insole and a method for relieving bottom-of-heel pain (ie. plantar heel pain) and/or arch pain associated with bottom-of-heel pain is described.
Patent CA-2123568-A1 (CA)
Title: Catalyst and process
Inventor: PERCIVAL GORDON
IPC: C07C41/09
Filed: 1992-11-13
Abstract: The specification describes an alkanol decomposition catalyst comprising copper and nickel supported on a suitable carrier.  Suitable carriers include silica, magnesia and silica/magnesia. The catalyst may be promoted with an element selected from Groups I to VIII of the Periodic Table. The specification also discloses a process for decomposing an alkanol. The process comprises heating an alkanol to an elevated temperature and contacting the heated alkanol with the alkanol decomposition catalyst. A method of improving the energy efficiency of methanol when used as a fuel in an internal combustion engine is also disclosed. The method involves contacting heated methanol with the alkanol decomposition catalyst and combusting the decomposition products in the internal combustion engine.
Patent CA-2124117-A1 (CA)
Title: Removable and guillotinable emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives
Inventor: REAVES JESSIE COSTON
IPC: C09J7/02
Filed: 1992-11-20
Abstract: There is provided a removable, repositionable and guillotinable pressure-sensitive construction comprising a backing hav-ing thereon an acrylic emulsion adhesive modified by a wax surfactant or mixtures thereof. Removability may be enhanced by use of a plasticizer.
Patent CA-2124453-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LEVENS DENNIS L
IPC: B32B27/32
Filed: 1992-11-23
Abstract: A laminate formed by heat fusing a heat sealable polyolefin sheet to two cured polyolefin sheets to produce a water impermeable seal between the cured polyolefin sheets. The heat sealable polyolefin sheet is preferably bonded to a porous heat resistant backing on one surface and the other surface is heat fused to the cured polyolefin sheets. The cured polyolefin sheets may typically be in juxtaposed or overlapping arrangement. The porous backing may be in the form of a fibrous sheet. The heat sealable polyolefin sheet is preferably low density polyethylene and the cured polyolefin sheets are typically cured EPDM rubber.
Patent CA-2124845-A1 (CA)
Inventor: GRUBER PATRICK R
IPC: D04H1/42
Filed: 1993-09-30
Abstract: A lactide polymer coating resulting in a strong, repulpable, high gloss, paper coating. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5% and water in concentration of less than about 2000 parts-per-million. A process for coating paper with the lactide polymer composition is also disclosed.
Patent CA-2125089-A1 (CA)
Inventor: RIEKE LARRY D
IPC: F24H3/10
Filed: 1994-06-03
Abstract: In a multi-poise furnace having multiple parallel heat transfer stages, each stage having superimposed flow passages lying in a common plane.  The last passage in each stage containing laterally-disposed indentations in opposed side walls for increasing the heat transfer surface area, and the walls of the last passage being further configured to conduct any condensate formed in the heat exchanger out of the exit region of the exchanger, regardless of the furnace orientation.
Patent CA-2125600-A1 (CA)
Title: Monitoring device
Inventor: SHALVI RAM
IPC: A47F9/04
Filed: 1994-06-10
Abstract: Abstract A supermarket trolley monitoring system is provided for detecting shopping items on a lower shelf of the trolley as the trolley moves through a check-out station.  Three transmitter/receivers are provided.  The first and third at level A respond to light reflected by a panel 36 on the side of the trolley.   The system is turned on when the panel 36 passes  the first transmitter/receiver and off when the panel 36 passes the second transmitter/receiver.          The second transmitter/receiver is mounted above A and if any  object  is  detected  while  the  system  is  ON,  by reflection of  the beam from the object,  a warning  is provided to alert a check-out assistant and/or a shopper that an item is present on the lower trolley shelf which may not have been entered in a till.
Patent CA-2129968-A1 (CA)
Title: Consumer product package incorporating a spray device utilizing large diameter bubbles
Inventor: GOSSELIN PETER G
IPC: B65D83/16
Filed: 1993-02-16
Abstract: A consumer product passage incorporating a mixing chamber (96) for mixing air and liquid. Consumer packages of the present invention are capable of providing excellent spray qualities at typical consumer product flow rates (e.g., less than about 1.0 cubic centimeters per second) while simultaneously maintaining relatively low air to liquid ratios (e.g., less than about 0.06:1 on a mass basis) and relatively low pressures (e.g., less than about 50 psi). The package of the present invention also offers significant environmental and safety advantages. For example, it does not depend upon dissolved propellants; and it permits the use of water in place of volatile solvents as thinning agents since high surface tension fluids are actually sprayed better. Several packages of the present invention are illustrated, including a standard aerosol version, pump and spray versions, and a finger pump version.
Patent CA-2131716-A1 (CA)
Title: Improvements relating to electrically powered immersion heating elements and controls therefor
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT A
IPC: H05B3/82
Filed: 1993-03-10
Abstract: An electric immersion heating element has an elongate, metal-sheathed, electrically insulated, resistance heating portion (1) engaged at its ends in bores formed in an element head (2) which may be formed of a synthetic plastics material, a heat transfer element (8) formed of a high thermal conductivity material extends from a heated part of the resistance heating portion adjacent one of its ends through the element head to enable the element temperature to be sensed from the opposite side of the head, and a tubular enclosure (7) extends from the element head (2) and surrounds the said part of the resistance heating portion of the element.  The element construction enables dry-boil protection and automatic switch-off on boiling to be achieved by use of a single thermal sensor coupled to the heat transfer element (8) since the steam generated in the enclosure when water boils causes water to be expelled from the enclosure thereby mimicking a dry boil situation.
Patent CA-2134340-A1 (CA)
Title: Thin film metallization and brazing of aluminum nitride
Inventor: TENHOVER MICHAEL A
IPC: H05K1/09
Filed: 1993-05-12
Abstract: The aluminum nitride metallized structure (10) of the present invention includes a substrate (11) comprising an AlN sintered body and a metallized structure (21) formed on the substrate comprising a first layer (12) deposited on the sintered body and a second (B) layer deposited on the first layer (12). The first layer (12) comprises an alloy having the general formula (a) based on atomic percent: XxZ100-x wherein X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf and the rare earth elements, Z is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Cr, Nb, V and Ta, and 10 < x < 60 atomic %. The second layer (13) comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of Au, Co, Cu, Ni, and Fe.
Patent CA-2134865-A1 (CA)
Title: Substituted heterocyclic carboxamide esters, their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals
Inventor: WEIDMANN KLAUS
IPC: C07D217/26
Filed: 1994-11-01
Abstract: Abstract of the description Substituted  heterocyclic  carboxamide  esters,   their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals The invention relates to compounds of the formula I,      (I) to a process for their preparations and to their use as pharmaceuticals. The compounds are employed, in particu-lar, as ester prodrugs of prolyl hydroxylate inhibitors for  inhibiting  collagen biosynthesis  and  as  fibro-suppressive agents.
Patent CA-2136587-A1 (CA)
Inventor: CAMPS ANTOINE N J M
IPC: A61N1/05
Filed: 1994-11-24
Abstract: An intramuscular lead for the electrical stimulation of muscle tissue.  The improved lead has a needle connected to a strand of suture, a coiled conductor coupled to the strand by a tapered section of the coiled conductor, an insulative covers part of the coiled conductor; and terminal connector means coupled to the coiled conductor to provide a connection to a pulse generator.  Through such a construction the lead may be more readily introduced through muscle tissue.
Patent CA-2137592-A1 (CA)
Inventor: AKINPELU AKINWALE A
IPC: H04M7/00
Filed: 1994-12-08
Abstract: An arrangement for routing toll calls to a predominant local exchange carrier (LEC) or to a competitive access provider (CAP). An egress switch of an interexchange (toll) carrier translates the called directory number office code to determine whether that code serves a CAP. If so, an exception table is searched to identify the CAP; if the called number is not in the exception table, the call is routed to the predominant LEC. Calls may also be routed to a customer who is served by a, CAP and the predominant LEC via either of these local carriers. The billing record identifies an originating and/or a terminating CAP for the call. Optionally or alternatively, the ingress IXC switch may access a data base to determine the CAP or predominant LEC serving a called customer; the ingress IXC switch then routes the call to an IXC egress switch serving the carrier that serves the called customer. Advantageously, this arrangement efficiently serves calls using a CAP to provide part of the connection.
Patent CA-2138666-A1 (CA)
Title: Garbage incineration process on an incineration grate, incineration grate for carrying out the process and plate for such an incineration grate
Inventor: STIEFEL JAKOB
IPC: F23L1/02
Filed: 1994-04-14
Abstract: A process is characterised in that the incineration grate is tempered by a medium that flows therethrough. The grate consists of a number of hollow plates made of sheet metal. Each plate lies on the next underlying plate. A  connection pipe is arranged on one side of each plate and a discharge pipe is arranged on the other side of each plate for the flowing medium. In addition, the individual plates are crossed by a plurality of tubular elements which open on the top side of the plates. Primary air is supplied to the materials to be incinerated through said tubular elements.  Primary air supply is individually dosed to each tubular element.
Patent CA-2138774-A1 (CA)
Title: Method for recognizing alphanumeric strings spoken over a telephone network
Inventor: HUNT ALAN K
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 1993-06-22
Abstract: The present invention describes a method for recognizing alphanumeric strings spoken over a telephone network (10) wher-ein individual character recognition need not to be uniformly high in order to achieve high string recognition accuracy. Prefer-ably, the method uses a processing system (14) having a digital processor, an interface (42) to the telephone network (10), and a database (32) for storing a predetermined set of reference alpha-numeric strings. In operation, the system (10) prompts the caller to speak the characters of a string, and characters are recognized using a speaker-independent voice recognition algorithm (48). The method calculates recognition distances between each spo-ken input character and the corresponding letter or digit in the same position within each reference alphanumeric string. After each character is spoken (206), captured and analyzed (208), each reference string distance is incremented (204) and the process is continued, accumulating distances for each reference string, until the last character is spoken. The reference string with the lowest cumulative distance is then declared to be the recognized string (210).
Patent CA-2143392-A1 (CA)
Title: An airbag with controlled venting
Inventor: LEHMAN SCOTT
IPC: B60R21/2338
Filed: 1995-02-24
Abstract: An airbag is formed of two or more panels with one or more panel being impervious and the second being pervious to gases.   A layer is attached to the gas permeable panel and has a dimension selected to insure that the airbag has a preselected maximum peak pressure during deployment.
Patent CA-2150139-A1 (CA)
Title: Edible salt
Inventor: KLEIN CHRISTIAN
IPC: A23L27/40
Filed: 1993-11-18
Abstract: Edible salt containing, for 100 parts by weight of anhydrous material, 82-98 parts of alkali metal chloride and 2-18 parts of a sweetener, wherein the alkali metal chloride contains over 20 wt% of potassium chloride and the sweetener contains a dipeptide and a starch hydrolysis product.
Patent CA-2150765-A1 (CA)
Inventor: VULPE MICHEL J M G
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 1995-06-01
Abstract: A system and method for the manipulation of the architecture and content of a document, particularly for data representation and transformations, for useby computer software developers to remove dependency on encoding technology. The system and method produces a first map of metacodes and their addresses of use in association with mapped content comprising metacode map storage means; means for providing a menu of metacodes to said storage means and software means for application to said menu to compile said map in said storage means. The system allows of multiple views of the same content, the ability to work solely on structure and solely on content, storage efficiency of multiple versions and efficiency of operation.
Patent CA-2157900-A1 (CA)
Title: Therapeutic strategies for immunoinfective cluster virus infections
Inventor: DOUVAS ANGELINE
IPC: A61P31/12
Filed: 1994-03-10
Abstract: Therapeutic strategies for the treatment of immunoinfective cluster virus infections in humans involving the use of antibodies or fragments thereof which are characteristic of autoantibodies produced by patients affected with systemic rheumatic disorders and cross-react with epitopes on an immunoinfective cluster virus. Additional therapeutic strategies include the use of U1 RNA or fragments thereof to treat said viral infections.
Patent CA-2157988-A1 (CA)
Title: Tertiary amines, a process for their preparation and their use as hardening accelerators
Inventor: MEIER HELMUT-MARTIN
IPC: C07C215/16
Filed: 1995-09-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tertiary amines derived from bisphenoles, diepoxides and aromatic secondary amines, to a process for their preparation and to their use as hardening accelerators for ethylenically unsaturated cold hardenable acrylic and polyester resins.
Patent CA-2158349-A1 (CA)
Inventor: LONG JOHN ALBERT
IPC: G06K7/06
Filed: 1994-03-22
Abstract: An on-the-fly smart card reader has a card conveyor for continuously conveying smart cards in a downstream direction at regular intervals. A support has a pair of read heads spaced at an interval equal to the interval between cards on the conveyor. The read heads have spring-loaded contact probes which overlie the card conveyor. The support is driven in synchronism with the card conveyor in a circulating path with a downstream path segment proximate the card conveyor. The support is positioned such that, while travelling downstream, its read heads are positioned for mating with the contacts of an adjacent pair of smart card travelling along the card conveyor.
Patent CA-2161976-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and system to enhance medical signals
Inventor: HUTSON WILLIAM H
IPC: G01S7/20
Filed: 1994-05-03
Abstract: This invention is a medical processing and display system including the algorithmic structures of preprocessing (12), sub-space selection (13), sub-space enhancement (14), signal processing (15), sub-space expansion (16), and a display (17). Medical data are collected and re-formatted into a two-dimensional matrix X. A history database and other priority information may be concatenated with the matrix. The concatenated matrix is decomposed using singular value decomposition (SVD) to obtain its corresponding left and right singular vectors L R and singular values D.
Patent CA-2166478-A1 (CA)
Inventor: PARK YOUNG-KEUN
IPC: F16K5/00
Filed: 1994-07-08
Abstract: A fluid control valve system such as a water valve is disclosed. The fluid valve includes a body (10) including a central cavity (40) of which the upper portion is opened, a fluid inlet and an outlet communicating with the central cavity (40), a cap (30) acting as a grip for closing the central cavity (40) of the valve body (10) and for performing relative movement with respect to the central cavity (40), and an opening and closing unit which is provided in the central cavity (40) so as to be mediated and pressed or rotated by the movement of the cap (30), and of which one side is contacted or contacted/separated from the inlet. Compared with the conventional fluid valve, the elements are reduced in numbers and simplified in view of designing and manufacturing thereof. Thus, the production cost is reduced. Also, in case of forming a cap (30) which is connected with the valve body (10) of a transparent material, the interior of the valve can be easily seen and the cleaness of the valve inside and the checking of the wear or breakage can be easily recognized.
Patent CA-2167392-A1 (CA)
Title: Methods and compositions for the removal of viruses and uses thereof
Inventor: PRUSSAK CHARLES E
IPC: C12N7/02
Filed: 1994-07-15
Abstract: Methods and compositions useful for the separation of viruses, including retroviruses and viral vectors, from preparations are disclosed. Sulfated oligosaccharides with at least about 6 µmoles sulfate per gram of oligosaccharide are provided. In one aspect, a sulfated oligosaccharide of the present invention may be used in purification of a virus, such as a lipid envelope virus. The present invention also discloses methods for the removal of a contaminating virus from a preparation, such as biologic therapeutic.
Patent CA-2167917-A1 (CA)
Title: Therapy and imaging probe and therapeutic treatment apparatus utilizing it
Inventor: DORY JACQUES
IPC: G10K11/35
Filed: 1994-07-26
Abstract: The therapy and imaging probe of the invention comprises a probe body (20') of an elongate shape defining a general axis (X-X), one imaging transducer (40') for transmitting imaging waves, and one therapy transducer (30') for transmitting therapy waves.     The imaging transducer is mounted on first support means providing translational movement of the imaging transducer within the probe, parallel to the general axis (X-X) of the probe, between a withdrawn position and an extended position. The therapy transducer is mounted on second support means providing rotation of the therapy transducer within the probe, about an axis of rotation (X1-X1) parallel to the general axis (X-X) of the probe but offset with respect to the imaging transducer, to allow rotation of the therapy transducer between a withdrawn position and a treatment position. In the withdrawn or non-active position of the therapy transducer, the imaging transducer may be brought by translational movement to its extended position to occupy the place occupied by the therapy transducer in its treatment position. Thus, the imaging transducer may form an image of a region for treatment by the therapy transducer. In the treatment position of the therapy transducer, the imaging transducer is at its withdrawn position, The therapy transducer, during the transmission of therapy waves, directly transmits the therapy waves in a direction substantially identical to the direction in which the imaging transducer transmits the imaging waves when imaging waves are being transmitted.
Patent CA-2167961-A1 (CA)
Title: Method and closure tape for improved wound or incision healing
Inventor: CONSTANTINE BARRY
IPC: A61F13/02
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: The invention provides a method of closing a breach of the skin of the type that has typically been closed with sutures comprising (a) providing closure tape comprising (i) a polymeric elastic film that is substantially impermeant to microorganisms, and (ii) a hydrocolloid adhesive coating on one face of said film and having fluid absorbing capacity; and (b) applying the adhesive-coated face of a piece of said tape to said breach such that the two edges of the breach are held at least in close proximity by the adhesive contactof the adhesive to the flesh adjacent to the incision and the bridging action of the elastic film. The invention also provides a closure tape useful in the breach closure method.
Patent CA-2167968-A1 (CA)
Title: Sliding door latch control assembly
Inventor: KAPES RICHARD C
IPC: B60J5/00
Filed: 1996-01-24
Abstract: A latch control assembly for a vehicle sliding side door, mounted on the passenger side of the inside door panel. The assembly includes an outside handle latch release lever, an inside latch release lever, and a hold-open latch release lever, all pivotally mounted on one mounting pin and operatively interconnected. A locking lever, responsive to a key cylinder lock and an inside door lock, is mounted on a second mounting pin and is operatively connected to the other three levers. A child guard lever is pivotally mounted adjacent the three stacked levers, and is operatively connected thereto.
Patent CA-2169416-A1 (CA)
Inventor: TEDESCO ROMEO
IPC: A47C1/023
Filed: 1996-02-13
Abstract: A chair comprises:     (i) a support member; (ii) a seat portion pivotally mounted on the support member; (iii) an arm rest member having an actuating button positioned in the arm rest member, the button being movable between a first position and a second position; (iv) a fluid pressure cylinder having actuating member and operatively connected to the seat portion for adjustment of the inclination thereof; and, (v) a flexible cable having a first end connected to the button and a second end operatively connected to the actuating member whereby, when the button is moved from the first position to the second position, the actuation member is actuated so that the inclination of the chair may be adjusted and when the button is moved from the second position to the first position, the inclination of the chair is fixed.
Patent CA-2173242-A1 (CA)
Inventor: HOERMANN MICHAEL
IPC: F16H7/18
Filed: 1994-10-04
Abstract: L'invention concerne une commande à friction pour une courroie de transmission, qui comprend un galet de friction (1) de commande et un dispositif de guidage (2, 3) pour guider la courroie de transmission (4) à grand angle d'enroulement à l'aide de deux éléments de renvoi (2, 3). Afin d'assurer un fonctionnement avec peu de glissement en fonction de la charge requise, la commande à friction subit un entraînement par friction plus important entre la courroie de transmission (4) et le galet de friction (1) du fait que les éléments de renvoi qui guident la courroie de transmission à grand angle d'enroulement autour du galet de friction opèrent un mouvement par rapport au galet de friction sous l'effet de la contrainte de traction exercée par le brin de travail de la courroie de transmission. Ce mouvement augmente la surface de contact et surtout la pression de contact entre la courroie de transmission et le galet de friction.